Amazing what a bit of scrubbing up can do…

The announcement that Times New Viking, No Age and Los! Campesinos will be playing in Whelans this October 17th for the ridonculously cheap price of €15.45, is causing no end of excitement over on On The Record. And rightly so. Let’s just look at price tag again…€15.45. The best bit about it is the 45 cent. I love that 45 cent.

Okay we all know that the aforementioned ‘Viking specialize in a very abrasive sound. But have you ever wondered what it sounds like all cleaned up? Here is a clip from their recent appearance at the Pitchfork Festival playing the stonking ‘Teen Drama’. The scrubbed off fuzz reveals a melody I barely knew existed when Beth sings “get in line you pretty people/ we are coming in for the kill.” It still rocks nicely but, hopefully, in Dublin it will be wearing a fresh coat of rust and limescale ‘cos that’s why we love ‘em.